How to Use Emojis in Twitter?

Twitter allows to type short messages with a length of 144 characters. This is not sufficient for most cases and expressing opinions may need more words though it does not add much value to the content. On other hand, using emoji symbols for expression not only help to shorten your tweet but also make it more interesting.

Emoji Picker for Twitter

Twitter allows you to use emoticons in your new tweets, replies as well as direct messages. This will help you to shorten the message length by using appropriate emoji symbols instead of lengthy text. You can click on the smiley icon when tweeting and select the symbol from Twitter emoji picker to insert in your tweets, replies and comments.

On Mac, press “Command + Control + Space” to open Character Viewer app to insert emojis.

Twemojis for Twitter

Twitter has lots of keyboard shortcuts for navigating and taking actions on individual tweets. Unfortunately, there are no keyboard shortcuts for inserting emojis in tweets. The only option we see is to copy twemoji symbols and paste on the new tweet or when replying to a tweet.

Browser Extensions

If you struggle to pickup the correct emoji from the picker then the alternate option for desktop user is to use browser extensions. Especially, there are many emoji extensions available if you are using Google Chrome.

Launch Google Chrome and open “chrome://apps” URL.

Click on the “Web Store” to open Chrome Web Store.

Search for “emoji” to filter emoji extensions.

Find and install “Emoji Keyboard – Emojis For Chrome” extension.

This will add a colorful heart icon right to your address bar.

Click on the extension icon to insert the emoji on Twitter.

You can view category wise symbols and see the name when hovering over the emoji.

Emoji Keyboard Chrome Extension

Apps for Mobile Device

On iOS and Android mobiles, you need to use the built-in emoji keyboard. However, you can also find and install custom keyboard apps including emojis. Even Apple have official apps to include Smileys, Hearts and Hands sticker for sending animated emojis in default apps. You can go to Apple App Store or Google Play Store and install emoji keyboard apps that is convenient for your usage.

Animated Emojis in iOS from Apple Apps

Caution When Using Emojis

One of the biggest problems in using the Twitter emoji picker is to choose the correct symbols. With 3000+ available emoji symbols, it is difficult understand the meaning and pickup the correct one to express your feeling. Unfortunately, there are no tooltip description available when you hover or touch the icon. Many users don’t understand the meaning of emoji symbols and insert wrong one causing confusion. On desktop, you can use Chrome extension to check the description as explained above. However, on mobiles ensure that you understand the meaning and the use correct symbols.

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